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Taking the easy way out: Dallas police substitute 'knock and talk' for real investigation

Last Wednesday at the Dallas News Crime Blog, Steve Thompson reported that:Dallas police began a new initiative today to combat drugs. Citywide, officers are headed to suspected drug houses to "knock and talk" with the occupants. The technique involves knocking on the door of a suspected drug house and trying to talk the people inside into inviting officers in to search without a warrant. Police can enter without a search warrant if they see illegal activity happening. Dallas police have long used the technique, but its use will be widened during the next few months to include more officers and more areas within the city. ..."We're doing this to close these particular locations down," said Deputy Chief Rick Watson at Southwest Patrol, who is heading up the effort...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 22, 2010 (boomark / email).